seawater, CECs, toxicity, pathogens, bacteria, heavy metals, pollution, AMR, microbiological analysis, chemical analysis, cryptosporidium.
Theme 1 - Measuring
The PTA FOOD LAB & NUTRITIONAL SERVICES LTD company based in Cyprus is interested to participate in this call under Theme 1 either as coordinators or partners. The company is already involved with other research grants and has great scientific and management experience at running them. The research team of the company has expertise in the following areas:
1) Microbiological testing with ISO & RT-PCR methods for a variety of pathogens,
2) Chemical testing (physiochemical parameters & analysis of trace elements incl. heavy metals),
3) Toxicity testing
4) Identification of cryptosporidium parasite in water.
For the full list of services the company can provide visit www.ptafoodlab.com
Please contact us if you have any questions and there is a potential for a collaboration either as coordinators or partners.
The company P.T.A Food Lab & Nutritional Services Ltd based in Limassol (Cyprus) consists of a modern microbiological, chemical and environmental laboratory complex. The company provides microbiological analysis (ISO & RT-PCR methods) of food, water (drinking, drilling, sea, swimming pools and wastewater), feed, surface, air and waste for the presence spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms including resistant strains (e.g. E.coli O157:H7). The company is also certified in the detection and identification of the cryptosporidium parasite. The Chemical Environmental Laboratory of the company provide chemical analyses of water, sewage, soils and plant tissues mainly for physicochemical parameters (e.g. pH, Conductivity, Alkalinity, Turbidity, Hardness, etc.) and analysis of trace elements including heavy metals with ICP-OES. The company also has a quality control laboratory. The laboratories are accredited with the Quality Management System according to ISO Standard 17025:2005. All the laboratories have a state-of-art equipment that will help the completion of any potential project such as: microwave digestor, refrigerated centrifuges, thermocycler, RT-PCR, DNA extractor, UV-Vis, ICP-OES, GC, etc. Furthermore the company has the expertise and the necessary accessories to collect all the samples necessary. Visit our website for more information at www.ptafoodlab.com.